This is awesome, Marc! Great new vantage point with a looking south view of the newly forming medical building skyline. Sorry to see the EXIF link disabled - is this a drone only vantage point? If so, kudos for the "low" angle catch!
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This is almost, not not quite, as ugly as those Talgo monstrosities in the Pacific Northwest. Is this hideousness serously necessary from the engineering standpoint?
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I agree they look like they should be in Europe. Get Your British crap out of the USA.
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Alex - the Avelia Liberty is a high-speed passenger train built for the North American market by French manufacturer Alstom and assembled in the United States. I agree, however - not very aesthetic, but impressive non-the-less. There was a time when American lead the world in innovation, now we seem content... no, eager to follow.
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It looks like a modern high speed train to me. It would not be possible (yet) to look like an AMERICAN high speed train because there is no such beast. Send all the British crap you like, from Spain and Germany and wherever. I would love to have some modern fast trains to ride without needing to book an overnight flight. And yes, I like E and F units, and Alco PA's as much as all the other old farts but they ain't makin em no more. Time to move on.
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Now now now. I love the Brits. When it comes to money, measurements, and rail aesthetics, well we just have to give the a pass. I wonder how many hands high this thing is, and how many stone it weighs or how many quid it cost. At least they cleared up that money thing a bit. I was always partial to the farthing. LOL
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I'm curious why the profile of the power doesn't match the passenger cars, particularly that "bulge" near the bottom of the cars where the dark blue starts. The roof outlines don't match either.
One would think, with that long beak clearly intended to address high speed aerodynamics, that they would try to keep the whole set as consistent as possible.
I also wonder if the overall measurements are any more compact than the old Acelas, and if Metro North will actually allow Amtrak to use the "tilt" tech on the New Haven Line curves with these.
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